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Telltale sign publishing deal with Nintendo

Bloody EugeneBloody Eugene
edited August 2011 in General Chat
From http://www.chrisjonesgaming.net/telltale-games-signs-publishing-agreement-with-nintendo-of-america/ :
"Telltale Games has signed an agreement with Nintendo of America to publish games for the Wii."

More Wii games?
Personally I would be happier if they choosed to drop that old Wii console...
Wii limited very much the creative experience of Tales. Also, Wii isn't capable of extensive 3d graphic and it's not powerful.

Will TT compromise its graphics evolution to support such old piece of hardware?
I hope not.

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  • FriarFriar
    edited August 2011
    Bloody Eugene wrote: »
    From http://www.chrisjonesgaming.net/telltale-games-signs-publishing-agreement-with-nintendo-of-america/ :
    "Telltale Games has signed an agreement with Nintendo of America to publish games for the Wii."

    More Wii games?
    Personally I would be happier if they choosed to drop that old Wii console...
    Wii limited very much the creative experience of Tales. Also, Wii isn't capable of extensive 3d graphic and it's not powerful.

    Will TT compromise its graphics evolution to support such old piece of hardware?
    I hope not.

    It wasn't the wii that limited tales, so much as wiiware. Disc based releases would have no such problem. Plus, the wii is more powerfull than the iPad (In some terms), so you can't really say it'll hold it back. TBH, I think this is to cover the likes of sam and max series 3 and back to the future. Releases that are already out on other platforms.
  • corruptbigginscorruptbiggins
    edited August 2011
    As long as they just do retail releases, they'll be fine.
  • RibsRibs
    edited August 2011
    The thumbs down in the topic is in very poor taste.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited August 2011
    Come on Telltale! MAKE A 3DS GAME!! I will buy that day 1!
  • JedExodusJedExodus
    edited August 2011
    They should really get Puzzle Agent on the eShop, prime audience for them there
  • LaserschwertLaserschwert
    edited August 2011
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    Come on Telltale! MAKE A 3DS GAME!! I will buy that day 1!
    Absolutely agreed :)

    I guess the problem with the Wii is, that Telltale's engine sucks on it... at least it did back then. With some optimizations in that department it might be a great platform for their games.
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited August 2011
    Wii U is right around the corner. Wouldn't that be more of their goal?
  • RAnthonyMahanRAnthonyMahan
    edited August 2011
    The WiiWare version of Tales looked so crappy because it was a WiiWare game, not a Wii game. I'm sure that every Telltale game could be brought to the Wii as a disc release with little difficulty. They might need a graphical downgrade, but nowhere near as severe as the one Tales got.

    I doubt Telltale will make any 3DS games, though. Keep in mind they're a PC developer first and a console developer second. I don't see them making anything 3DS-exclusive, nor do I really see any of their games transitioning well to the 3DS. (Not to mention the 3DS in general isn't in a very good state right now.)

    I think the real question is what this will mean for Telltale on the Wii U. I can kind of see that working. Maybe have the game itself on the TV, with the controller screen showing the inventory? It might even be possible to transfer the whole game onto the controller if you need to.

    Anyway, this is good news. Lately Telltale's been putting a lot of stuff on the PS3 while giving the other two consoles the shaft. But between this and the Microsoft publishing deal, now all the console gamers can see what they've been missing out on. ;)
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited August 2011
    RAnthonyMahan wrote: »
    The WiiWare version of Tales looked so crappy because it was a WiiWare game, not a Wii game. I'm sure that every Telltale game could be brought to the Wii as a disc release with little difficulty. They might need a graphical downgrade, but nowhere near as severe as the one Tales got.
    As long as they're better than the Wii version of Sam & Max, I'll be happy. Seriously, that port was crippled.
  • RAnthonyMahanRAnthonyMahan
    edited August 2011
    Darth Marsden wrote: »
    As long as they're better than the Wii version of Sam & Max, I'll be happy. Seriously, that port was crippled.

    The Wii ports of Sam and Max were handled by The Adventure Company (Season 1) and Atari (Season 2). I'm sure if Telltale did the porting themselves it would've turned out a lot more...competent.
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited August 2011
    RAnthonyMahan wrote: »
    The Wii ports of Sam and Max were handled by The Adventure Company (Season 1) and Atari (Season 2). I'm sure if Telltale did the porting themselves it would've turned out a lot more...competent.
    I should hope so. I do not appreciate losing the end of my sen
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited August 2011
    Darth Marsden wrote: »
    i should hope so. I do not appreciate losing the end of my sen

    :d laff
  • deadlinejondeadlinejon
    edited August 2011
    pssssst

    Wii U
  • corruptbigginscorruptbiggins
    edited August 2011
    It's a bit early for them to think about the Wii U. It's not as if these Wii games that they'll be releasing won't work on the Wii U and as there is already a market for their games on the Wii, it's a bit dickish to just ignore them for the next console which won't be here for at least a year.
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited August 2011
    The reason they should focus on the Wii U, especially if they're going to continue digital distribution, is because a wider bandwidth of downloadspace (assuming Nintendo's claim to be expanding its online model is true) would allow greater flexibility in the game design to work at a higher graphic/audio level across all the major consoles. Wii isn't exactly a workhorse.
  • corruptbigginscorruptbiggins
    edited August 2011
    Well like I said there's plenty of time for that.
  • RAnthonyMahanRAnthonyMahan
    edited August 2011
    corruptbiggins wrote: »
    It's a bit early for them to think about the Wii U. It's not as if these Wii games that they'll be releasing won't work on the Wii U and as there is already a market for their games on the Wii, it's a bit dickish to just ignore them for the next console which won't be here for at least a year.

    It's definitely not too early. The Wii U's coming out next year, after all. Plenty of companies are already developing games for it (even if most of the stuff announced has just been ports so far). If Telltale's an official Nintendo publisher now, it'd be foolish of them to not start looking at the Wii U.

    That being said, they definitely shouldn't ignore the Wii either. And since their first act as an official Nintendo publisher is bringing BttF to the Wii, it's clear they aren't.
  • corruptbigginscorruptbiggins
    edited August 2011
    Ok, so my wording is a bit off. It's not too early to think about developing for the Wii U but it is probably too early to announce if they are or not, at least if they've not got anything officially sorted with Nintendo regarding it.
  • RawrRawr
    edited August 2011
    They also signed a deal with Sony too. Unfortunately it doesn't affect me since it's the american branches only, but good news for NA.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited August 2011
    Ohhhh I want Monkey Island on the 3DS.. do it you know you wanna
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited August 2011
    Telltale aren't done making games yet. Maybe we'll see King's Quest on the Wii U.
  • ScnewScnew
    edited August 2011
    corruptbiggins wrote: »
    It's a bit early for them to think about the Wii U. It's not as if these Wii games that they'll be releasing won't work on the Wii U and as there is already a market for their games on the Wii, it's a bit dickish to just ignore them for the next console which won't be here for at least a year.

    Tell that to Nintendo of America and their refusal to release several Wii RPGs that were rated very highly in Japan and are already localized in English for the European release. Argh.
  • Shadowknight1Shadowknight1
    edited August 2011
    Scnew wrote: »
    Tell that to Nintendo of America and their refusal to release several Wii RPGs that were rated very highly in Japan and are already localized in English for the European release. Argh.

    Not really NoA's fault Scnew. Basically, those three games weren't on the docket when Reggie fils-Aime(NoA's CEO for those not in the know) went to the corp. HQ in Japan to decide what games to bring over. NoA only handles localizations and distribution. They don't really get to decide what to bring. That said, Reggie has said that NoA will be watching how the games fare in Europe. And since Xenoblade is having trouble keeping up with demand, that's a good sign.
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited August 2011
    Irishmile wrote: »
    Ohhhh I want Monkey Island on the 3DS.. do it you know you wanna


    Hell yeah! Monkey Island 3D is somthing I dream of! Aww the thumps down icon on the title is gone. :(
  • RawrRawr
    edited August 2011
    Scnew wrote: »
    Tell that to Nintendo of America and their refusal to release several Wii RPGs that were rated very highly in Japan and are already localized in English for the European release. Argh.
    You should just import honestly. It isn't that hard to get round region locking. I had to do it myself for Arc Rise Fantasia which didn't make it to Europe.
  • Shadowknight1Shadowknight1
    edited August 2011
    Rawr wrote: »
    You should just import honestly. It isn't that hard to get round region locking. I had to do it myself for Arc Rise Fantasia which didn't make it to Europe.

    Ugh...damn shame too, you'd have probably gotten a better localization. I couldn't even watch a full review of that game, the voices made my ears cry. :( I was so interested in it too...
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